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Livable Housing Design Under the NCC

A no-step entrance, a hallway that doesn't pinch down at exactly the wrong point, and two reinforced bathroom walls -- livable housing design costs almost nothing when it's coordinated from the start, and a great deal when it's discovered missing after the walls are lined. Understand what it actually asks for, and where it quietly goes missing on site.

  • Technical issues
  • Phone-friendly, progress saves as you go
  • Assessed — unlimited attempts
  • PDF certificate on completion

Buy this course · $49.00 or save with a points pack

You'll learn: Explain what livable housing design is and is not, understand the design intent behind its core features well enough to protect them through variations and trade handoffs, and run the coordination checkpoints through a job that stop a compliant design becoming a compromised build.

  • NSW: 3 points (Technical issues)

What’s inside

  1. About this course
  2. adaptable by design, not by demolition
  3. What livable housing design is, and what it deliberately is not
  4. The step-free entrance: what it achieves and why the threshold matters so much
  5. The continuous accessible path of travel through the entry level
  6. The toilet and shower: designed to be adapted, not built adapted
  7. Reinforced bathroom walls: the cheapest insurance on the job
  8. Who actually benefits — it is broader than most people assume
  9. Getting it right from the start: early design coordination
  10. Where a compliant design quietly becomes a compromised build
  11. Communicating intent to trades, not just handing over a drawing
  12. Documentation, handover and the commercial case for getting it right
  13. Recap

Plus 4 knowledge checks, 2 site scenarios, 1 drag-and-drop task and an assessment at the end.

Reviewed by a NSW building practitioner.

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Disclaimer

The information provided in this course has been prepared using best endeavours to ensure that it is accurate, current and relevant at the time of publication. However, building legislation, regulations, standards, codes, policies and their interpretation may change over time and, in some circumstances, may be subject to interpretation or vary depending on the specific circumstances of a project.

The information provided is intended as general educational guidance only and should not be relied upon as a substitute for project-specific professional advice or verification.

Builders, contractors and other industry professionals are encouraged to independently verify the applicable requirements for each project, including the relevant legislation, regulations, standards, approvals and authority requirements, having regard to the specific site, building, construction method and circumstances.

PointCPD makes no representation or guarantee that the information provided will be applicable to every project or circumstance and recommends that participants seek appropriate professional or regulatory advice where clarification is required.